2017 NBA Awards show odds

byJohn Ewing

Tonight, is the first ever NBA Awards show, hosted by Grammy winner Drake. We will find out the winners of dozens of awards including MVP, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man. Here are the betting odds for these awards and the best books to bet them.

Most Valuable Player

Russell Westbrook is the clear favorite to win. At Bovada, the odds imply there is a 98.0% chance the Thunder’s All-Star wins the award after becoming just the second player in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season.

James Harden averaged 29.1 points and a league-leading 11.2 assists for a 55-win team. The Rockets guard is anywhere from +600 to +1500 to upset Westbrook. 5Dimes is offering a prop that the MVP winner will be either Westbrook or Harden (-25626, or bet $25,626 to win $100). The Field on that bet is +6375, sorry Kawhi.

Player

Team

BetOnline

5Dimes

Bovada

Russell Westbrook

Thunder

-3000

-4050

-5000

James Harden

Rockets

+1200

+1500

+600

Kawhi Leonard

Spurs

+4000

N/A

+3300

Coach of the Year

There are three finalists for the award: Mike D’Antoni, Gregg Popovich and Erik Spoelstra but BetOnline isn’t offering odds on this award anymore and 5Dimes is only allowing gamblers to wager on D’Antoni or the Field.

The Rockets were a .500 team last year and improved by 14 games under D’Antoni, plus broke the single-season NBA record for 3-pointers. He is the clear favorite.

Coach

Team

5Dimes

Bovada

Mike D'Antoni

Rockets

-1050

-1100

Gregg Popovich

Spurs

-

+700

Erik Spoelstra

Heat

-

+700

Field

-

+550

-

Rookie of the Year

Ben Simmons (+130) was the favorite after last year’s draft but he got hurt. Then Buddy Hield was the favorite for a while before Joel Embiid broke out (averaged 20.2 points but played only 31 games). Dario Saric then became the third Sixer favored to win but heading into tonight the Bucks Malcolm Brogdon is the oddsmaker’s choice. The point guard averaged 10.2 points for a playoff team, that last part being the differentiator between the rest of the candidates.

Player

Team

BetOnline

5Dimes

Bovada

Malcom Brogdon

Bucks

-600

-600

-400

Dario Saric

Sixers

+400

+580

+300

Joel Embiid

Sixers

+1600

+1000

+900

Sixth Man

It is a three-horse race but only Bovada is offering odds for each finalist. The implied probability of Eric Gordon winning is 90.0% based on the odds at 5Dimes. Lou Williams could split votes with Gordon leaving the door open Iguodala.

Player

Team

5Dimes

Bovada

Eric Gordon

Rockets

-900

-700

Andre Iguodala

Warriors

-

+600

Lou Williams

Rockets

-

+600

Field

-

+500

-

There are clear favorites for each award, will there be any upsets? We find out tonight.